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Famous Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes
“There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest.”
“I can no longer obey; I have tasted command, and I cannot give it up.”
“Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them.”
“Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.”
“Water, air, and cleanness are the chief articles in my pharmacy.”
“When soldiers have been baptized in the fire of a battle-field, they have all one rank in my eyes.”
“Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities.”
“You must not fear death, my lads; defy him, and you drive him into the enemy's ranks.”
“Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy.”
“The act of policing is, in order to punish less often, to punish more severely.”
“There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.”
“One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent.”
“Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.”
“The great proof of madness is the disproportion of one's designs to one's means.”
“A Constitution should be short and obscure.”
“With audacity one can undertake anything, but not do everything.”
“From the heights of these pyramids, forty centuries look down on us.”
“The French complain of everything, and always.”
“Let her sleep, for when she wakes, she will shake the world.”
“Show me a family of readers, and I will show you the people who move the world.”
“If we could read the past histories of all our enemies we would disregard all hostility for them.”
“The only victories which leave no regret are those which are gained over ignorance.”
“You don't govern men who don't have religion, you shoot them.”